Books like Bell's Star by Alison Hart
Bell's Star is a brown Morgan colt with a white star and two white stockings, bred for work in 1850s Vermont. When Star rides alongside his human friend Katie, he dreams of running free. But his adventures change when he aids a runaway slave girl, forcing him to reconsider what freedom truly means. Told in the horse’s own voice, the book blends vivid, black-and-white illustrations with historical context.
Featuring knowledgeable text and authentic horse scenes, this juvenile fiction sits at the intersection of historical fiction, slavery, and equine adventure.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Alison Hart
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